Location: Vegetable Garden
The Vegetable Garden is nestled against the steep slope that leads up to Mulberry Row. The two-acre Vegetable Garden evolved over many years, culminating in a 1000 foot long series of twenty-four "squares," or growing plots, with an extra square reserved for asparagus and additional border plots.
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Vegetable Garden
The two-acre Vegetable Garden evolved over many years, culminating in a 1000 foot long series of twenty-four "squares," or growing plots.
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The House
Monticello is Thomas Jefferson's architectural masterpiece, which he designed and redesigned for more than forty years. It remains a national icon and a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Select a House Tour
Moutaintop Shuttle Stop
Located at the end of Monticello’s East Walk. Guests can take the shuttle — which also stops at Jefferson’s grave — back to the visitor center.
The House
Monticello is Thomas Jefferson's architectural masterpiece, which he designed and redesigned for more than forty years. It remains a national icon and a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Select a House Tour
Garden Tours
Seasonal guided outdoor tours of the flower, vegetable, and fruit gardens focus on Jefferson’s lifelong interest in horticulture and the labors of enslaved people who turned his ideas into reality.
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West Lawn
The "back of the Nickel" view of Monticello includes a Winding Flower Walk and Oval Beds planted with heirloom varieties.
Grounds Ticket
East Lawn
Monticello's East Lawn is a historic entrance to the Main House. All timed tickets meet here.
Mountaintop Shuttle Stop
Located at the end of Monticello’s East Walk. Guests can take the shuttle — which also stops at Jefferson’s grave — back to the visitor center.
Visitor Center
The David M. Rubenstein Visitor Center serves as the gateway to Jefferson's timeless Monticello, with a shop, a café, and exhibits that prepare guests for their trips to the historic mountaintop.
Visitor Center MapThe Historic Monticello Mountaintop
Vegetable Garden
The two-acre Vegetable Garden evolved over many years, culminating in a 1000 foot long series of twenty-four "squares," or growing plots.
Learn More
The House
Monticello is Thomas Jefferson's architectural masterpiece, which he designed and redesigned for more than forty years. It remains a national icon and a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Select a House Tour
Moutaintop Shuttle Stop
Located at the end of Monticello’s East Walk. Guests can take the shuttle — which also stops at Jefferson’s grave — back to the visitor center.
The House
Monticello is Thomas Jefferson's architectural masterpiece, which he designed and redesigned for more than forty years. It remains a national icon and a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Select a House Tour
Garden Tours
Seasonal guided outdoor tours of the flower, vegetable, and fruit gardens focus on Jefferson’s lifelong interest in horticulture and the labors of enslaved people who turned his ideas into reality.
Learn More
West Lawn
The "back of the Nickel" view of Monticello includes a Winding Flower Walk and Oval Beds planted with heirloom varieties.
Grounds Ticket
East Lawn
Monticello's East Lawn is a historic entrance to the Main House. All timed tickets meet here.
Mountaintop Shuttle Stop
Located at the end of Monticello’s East Walk. Guests can take the shuttle — which also stops at Jefferson’s grave — back to the visitor center.
Visitor Center
The David M. Rubenstein Visitor Center serves as the gateway to Jefferson's timeless Monticello, with a shop, a café, and exhibits that prepare guests for their trips to the historic mountaintop.
Visitor Center Map